Member Since: 8/8/2006
Band Website: thomkeith.com
Band Members: The current core group is Thom Keith on saxophones of all shapes and sizes, Tim Webb on the bass (or large cello), and Mike Walsh on drums and good vibes.
Trombone legend Derek Kwong is always immediately reinstated to full band status (and all the privileges thereby associated) if he's in town. And sometimes, gods of thunder Rob Duquette and Jared Steer show up if we feel like we need an extra set of drums.
Influences: The AACM, Pepper Adams, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Albert Ayler, Gary Bartz, Brian Blade, Boards of Canada, Charles Brackeen, Ari Brown, Guillermo E. Brown, Rob Brown, Jack Bruce, Ron Burton, Donald Byrd, Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Stanley Cowell, Andrew Cyrille, Miles Davis, Ernest Dawkins, Walt Dickerson, Duke Ellington, Douglas Ewart, Curtis Fuller, Eddie Gale, Jimmy Garrison, Genesis, John Gilmore, Dennis Gonzalez, Dick Griffin, Henry Grimes, Billy Harper, Joe Henderson, John Hicks, Billy Higgins, Fred Hopkins, Bobby Hutcherson, Joseph Jarman, Clifford Jarvis, Clifford Jordan, Elvin Jones, King Crimson, Byard Lancaster, Harold Land, Eugene McDaniels, Rod McGaha, David Murray, Ozric Tentacles, William Parker, Portishead, Chris Potter, Sun Ra, Radiohead, Dewey Redman, Max Roach, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Pharoah Sanders, Matthew Shipp, Squarepusher, Cecil Taylor, John Tchicai, Leon Thomas, Henry Threadgill, Charles Tolliver, Tom Waits, Mal Waldron, David S. Ware, Tony Williams, Stevie Wonder, Yes, Larry Young